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Private twice rescued

J. Hoom | 18.03.2005 19:21

A young soldier has been awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military honour, for bravery under fire in some of the fiercest, and largely unreported, engagements between British forces and insurgents in south-eastern Iraq.

From today's Guardian.

-Pte Beharry had no means of communication with the turret crew or any of the other Warriors around him. He did not know if his commander or crew were still alive or how serious their injuries were.

His company had been ordered to extract a foot patrol pinned down by small arms and heavy machine-gun fire and an attack by an improvised explosive device and RPGs.

As they passed a roundabout on their way to the pinned-down patrol, his platoon noticed that the road ahead was empty of civilians and traffic, an indicator of a potential ambush. The platoon commander ordered the vehicle to halt so that he could assess the situation. The vehicle was then hit by RPGs. -

Follow the link below. Magnificent.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/military/story/0,11816,1440575,00.html

J. Hoom

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timely medals

18.03.2005 21:01

this is the best kind of nationalist PR, the best endorsement for a government waging an unpopular, illegal war for profit overseas. awarding a VC to a black soldier - the first in 23 years no less - just before an election? cynicism. what next for the labour party?

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I feel so much better now

18.03.2005 21:32

The war can't be all bad, if our soldiers are saving each other bravely under fire.

God save the Queen! Fuck off and die, towelhead scum, for shooting at Our Boys!

No VCs for any of THEM, you'll notice! Ha!

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